Appointment to membership of a Traditional Council is distinct from appointment as a chief; the statutory deposit condition for challenging chieftaincy appointments does not apply to…

To determine who the Governor appointed to a Traditional Council, the proper approach is to read the recommendation letter and the approval letter together, not separately.

Membership of a statutory body with defined functions is not a nebulous matter; a person appointed to membership who is prevented from taking his seat has…

Incorporating the writ of summons into the statement of claim by reference is an irregularity, but if not objected to at the earliest opportunity and no…

Joinder is necessary if the cause or matter is liable to be defeated by non-joinder, or if the third party ought to be joined so that…

It is improper to join as co-defendants persons against whom the plaintiff has no cause of action, against whom he has made no claim, and whose…

A necessary party is someone whose presence is required so that he may be bound by the result of the action and because there is a…

The incidents of customary tenancy and payment of Ishakole are provable on the balance of probabilities.

A review imports a critical examination of evidence while an evaluation imports a determination of the value of evidence.

An appellate court will not interfere with findings of fact unless they are unsound, perverse, or not supported by evidence.

The Supreme Court will not allow a question of fact to be reopened where there are concurrent findings by two lower courts in the absence of…

Only an appeal on grounds of law alone can be brought as of right from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court; grounds of mixed…